Coast of Illinois

Transformation. Re-creation. Ch-ch-ch-Changes... I find myself in the throws of a reinvention and thus, unable to actually concentrate...

Hello Civilization! It has taken a week, but I think I have finally recovered from my camping trip. As discussed in the previous p...

It's that time again. This weekend will be our second outing to the Small Boat Messabout at Lake Monroe, Indiana. Last year we stayed i...

Ordinarily, I carry a small notebook with me for the safe keeping of random thoughts and observations. From time to time I will work on ide...

As those who live here on the Coast with me know, it is property tax season. Ugh. I guess I wouldn't mind so much if I could dole out th...

I have a friend who is always wondering about her family’s traditions. She speaks of these ‘traditions’ in the italicized words of someone ...

I was wearing my sunglasses and standing on the train platform this morning. It was a hazy, hot August morning. The sun was doing a slow bu...